Ulrike Makurat

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Pop, lock, and socket<p>This fall, take ergonomics, but make it fashion. There are two ways you can do this: Go big, like Balenciaga's platform Crocs; or go small, like the sensible spring-coil heel Christopher Kane sent down his AW18 runway during London Fashion Week. Both are very much A Decision™, …

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For the purposes of this post, “sinful foods” are foods that taste wonderful but are also full of calories and/or have negative health implications. With that said, this week was a good and bad week for this kind of sustenance.<p><b>The Good:</b> <br>Wednesday was #NationalChocolateDay, in honor of the usually …

<b>(CNN) —</b> HIV/AIDS is one of the highest profile diseases of our times, but many of us are still ignorant about key aspects of the illness, how it works and how to live with it.<p>HIV has killed an estimated 39 million people to date, but making it more dangerous are the misunderstandings and stigmas …

<b>The gradual legalisation of cannabis across US states is a triumph for the American Dream, says Sarah Dunant.</b><p>I've recently returned from the west coast of Canada, where a fiery gold autumn was the perfect backdrop for an outpouring of national optimism after the Canadians elected the 43-year-old …

Whether it’s designing a supersonic vehicle, helping the blind to see or creating space history, what can we learn from the great minds behind these feats?<p>Our series The Genius Behind has taken you inside the minds of people who are making the impossible possible. Whether it is designing the …

The teenager's brain has a lot of developing to do: It must transform from the brain of a child into the brain of an adult. Some researchers worry how marijuana might affect that crucial process.<p>"Actually, in childhood our brain is larger," says Krista Lisdahl, director of the brain imaging and …

The number of Canadians use marijuana for health reasons is expected to soar to over 400,000 within a few years.<p>Under Canada’s new laws people with doctor’s prescriptions will be able to order it online, turning what was once a crime into a big legal business.<p>Al Jazeera's Daniel Lak reports from …

Health Canada has inadvertently rolled out a new medical marijuana system that will allow patients to easily get chronic prescriptions from doctors while still being able to grow their weed at home. It's a win-win, but it's not what the government...<p><i>Photo via Flickr user Matt Kowal</i><p>The past few …

It's OK to sell pot in Colorado, but there's still nowhere but the mattress to legally stash the proceeds.<p>That's the continuing problem for legal marijuana dealers in the state, who are caught between the state's legalization of cannabis and federal laws that still classify it as a controlled …